i8 Bird - Lore 



Geneva, N. Y. (between Main St. and the Lake within the city limits). — Dec. 24; 

 9:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. Horned Grebe, 22; Herring Gull, i; American Merganser, 2; 

 Redhead, 800; Canvasback, 26; Greater Scaup, 600; Lesser Scaup, 35; American Golden- 

 eye, 13; Barrow's Goldeneye, i male; Ruddy Duck, i; Ring-necked Pheasant, 11; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Flicker, i; Crow, 35; Goldfinch, 2; Tree 

 Sparrow, 3; Junco, 2; Brown Creeper, 7; White-breasted Nuthatch, 11; Chickadee, 17; 

 Hudsonian Chickadee, 2; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 9; Robin, 1. Total, 24 species, 

 1,608 individuals. — -William Eddy and E. H. Eaton. 



Hamburg, N. Y. — Dec. 24; 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Partly cloudy; about 12 in. of 

 snow; wind light, north; temp. 18°. Ruffed Grouse, i; Cooper's Hawk, i; Hairy Wood- 

 pecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 6; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 32; Redpoll, 40; Tree Sparrow, 2; 

 Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 16. Total, 11 species, 108 

 individuals. The Redpolls were first noted this fall on Nov. 30. — -Thomas L. Bourne. 



Hempstead, Nassau Co., L. I., N. Y. — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ideal in early 

 morning, cold and windy by noon. The land was mostly woods, also some pine, two 

 small swamps, and a small stretch of plain. Herring Gull, 7; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; 

 Cooper's Hawk, i; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 2; Horned Lark, 38; Blue Jay, 8; Crow, 156; Starling, 31; Gold- 

 finch, 65 + ; Pine Siskin, 28; Tree Sparrow, 20; Slate-colored Junco, 41; Song Sparrow, 14; 

 Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 18; Golden-crowned King- 

 let, 6. Total, 20 species, 442 individuals. — Theodore Roehner. 



Long Beach, Nassau Co., L. L, N. Y. — Dec. 21; 9:30 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. Rain before 

 daylight on 6 to 8 in. of remaining snow, followed by thick fog, lifting transiently about 

 noon; temp. 37° a.m. and p.m.; wind light, northerly; surface of ocean smooth over 

 broad swells. Horned Grebe, 11; Loon, i; Red- throated Loon, 3; Black-backed Gull, 

 fewer than usual; Herring Gull, abundant; Red-breasted Merganser, several small 

 flocks and one of perhaps 100; Black Duck, not many seen, doubtless because of the fog 

 off shore; Scaup, several flocks, the largest estimated at 80; Old-squaw, not many, one 

 company of 20; Surf Scoter, 2; American Scoter, 3; Sanderling, flock of 14; Crow, com- 

 mon; Starling, in the town and several flocks along shore; Meadowlark, flock 8 to 10; 

 Horned Lark, numerous; Lapland Longspur, one with Horned Larks; Ipswich Sparrow, 

 4 together; Tree Sparrow, few; Junco, i; Song Sparrow, 5 or 6 together; Fox Sparrow, 

 i; Myrtle Warbler, numerous. Total, 23 species, number of individuals impossible to 

 specify. — E. P. Bicknell. 



Mastic, L. I., N. Y. — ^Dec. 24; 11 a.m. until dark. Clear; ground bare; marshes and 

 most of bay frozen; wind west, Ught; temp. 25° to 30°. Black-backed Gull, i; Herring 

 Gull, 3; American Merganser, i; Red-breasted Merganser, 2; Black Duck, 35; Redhead, 

 3; Canvasback, 4; Scaup (? Greater, 6; ? Lesser, 35), 41; Goldeneye, 1,100; BuflBehead, 

 60; Great Blue Heron, i; Marsh Hawk, i; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Great Horned Owl, i; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Northern Flicker, 2; Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 

 25; Starling, 275; Meadowlark, 40; Goldfinch, 12; Tree Sparrow, 30; Junco, 7; Song 

 Sparrow, 6; Myrtle Warbler, 250; Brown Creeper, 7; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; 

 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 16; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 32. TotaL 31 

 species, 1,971 individuals. — J. T. Nichols and Ludlow Griscom. 



New York City (Bronx Park, Saw Mill Lane section and Clason Point). Train 

 used between Saw Mill Lane and Clason Point). — Dec. 25; 9:50 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Cloudy 

 in A.M., clear in p.m.; i to 2 in. of snow in places; wind northwest, brisk; temp. 30° to 40°. 

 Herring Gull, 625; Merganser, 30; Black Duck, 8; Canvasback, i; Black-crowned Night 

 Heron, 52; Cooper's Hawk, 2; Red-tailed Hawk, 2; Red -shouldered Hawk, i; Hairy 

 Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 6; Blue Jay, 12; Crow, 11; Starling, 84; Meadow 

 lark, i; Rusty Blackbird, i; Goldfinch, 8; White-throated Sparrow, 8; Tree Sparrow, 27; 

 Junco, 30; Song Sparrow, 12; Fox Sparrow, 3; Winter Wren, i; Brown Creeper, 9; 



